I Need a Miracle

Everyday. It’s how we’re all created. And the wonderful thing is, the miracle is available everyday, if we’ll be courageous enough to claim it.

In Matthew 16:24 Jesus clearly tells us, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” These instruction are repeated in Mark 8:34 and in Luke 9:23. But how do we do this?

We all get stuck. Instead of letting the tar of our lives hold us captive like a soon-to-be-extinct brontosaurus, deny the frustration of the moment and focus on Christ and his victory on the cross. Frustration is a selfish emotion, and your self is not going to free you from your sin. Only Jesus can do that.

Bear the burden or your circumstance (your cross). Be inspired by the Stations of the Cross. After being beaten to the point of death, Jesus carried his cross up to Calvary with only the reluctant assistance of Simon of Cyrene. Along the way he kept his focus on God’s love.

John 3:16, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.” That’s exactly where we need to keep our focus, every moment, of every day. Eternal life starts now with the miracle of Jesus on the cross.

Unlike Simon, we have the enthusiastic assistance of the Holy Spirit. We can be filled with the strength to bear our burdens and endure our trials.

Think about it: the creator of the universe gave his son as a sacrifice so that he could have a relationship with us free from our sin. This relationship transcends death on Earth and lasts forever. Forever. That is a miracle I need everyday.